Hoisting pianos

[Greg Newell]

Geoff,
         Thanks for the clip. Funny to watch but 
isn't that a block and tackle that he carries up 
the ladder? Now if I could only find a suitable awning to hang it from!!

best,
Greg Newell



At 11:07 PM 9/1/2007, you wrote:
>Or... you can do it the Laurel and Hardy way. 
>Visit the official Laurel and Hardy page and 
>view the video of how they did it in The Music 
>Box, (1932). They give you four formats in which 
>to view that clip from the film. It is VERY funny.
>
><http://www.laurel-and-hardy.com/goodies/vid-down/download.html>http://www.laurel-and-hardy.com/goodies/vid-down/download.html
>
>Warning: Don't try this at home.
>
>-- Geoff Sykes
>-- Los Angeles
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org 
>[mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On Behalf Of PIANO2NR at aol.com
>Sent: Saturday, September 01, 2007 7:06 PM
>To: pianotech at ptg.org
>Subject: Re: Hoisting pianos
>
>On 4 occasions I have hoisted grand pianos to a 
>second floor balcony with an engine hoist with 
>and electric winch attached to the end and two 
>big guys standing on the base for a 
>counterbalance.  The hoist was disassembled to 
>move upstairs.  A 2X4 was screwed to the edge of 
>the balcony to keep it from rolling off.
>
>Randy Mangus
>Mangus Piano Service
>140 Atkinson Ave.
>Wheeling, WV 26003
>
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